Movies in Review: The Tree of Life

Movies in Review : The Tree of Life by Calvin Tsang In the history of the history of cinematography, films have done and imagined all that the brain could’ve seemingly tried to conceive and conjugated into it’s chasms and abyss but yet,Terrence  Malick , in this dramatic drama full of hidden and mysterious psuedo-meanings alongside [...]

The Actor\’s Nightmare is the Viewer\’s Dream

This past Friday, our very own Theatre Department put on, not one, but two productions of The Actor\’s Nightmare, a magical blend of anxiety, humor, and Shakespeare. First off, it needs to be mentioned that those involved with this play, from the technical crew to the actors, dedicated their precious summertime hours to making this [...]

Our Idiot Brother-Not So Idiotic

At a glance, this movie seems to be just like any another crude comedy with clichéd sexual humor running amok. It turns out that there’s not as much sexual humor as one would expect. In fact, it’s not as funny as one would expect. Sure it’s a comedy, but its messages of supporting one’s family [...]

Fringe Review

By Alex Chiang, Staff writer  Fringe, the creation of J. J. Abrams (Lost, Alias, Star Trek), chronicles the Fringe Division of the FBI as it investigates the strangest cases of scientific phenomena, or “fringe science.”  From spontaneous human combustion to brain-melting computer viruses, the Fringe Division is on the case. A healthy blend ofThe X-Files, CSI, and House M.D. with [...]

Gran Torino a Grand Experience

  By Kali Hoang, Staff writer  Gran Torino is a movie about an old, racist and recently widowed veteran, Walt Kawalski who lives in a crime-filled Detroit neighborhood. Kawalski is forced to face his prejudiced ways when a troubled Hmong teen, Thao, is persuaded by his thug cousins to steal his Gran Torino, Kawalski\’s beloved car.  [...]